Five Takeaways From Trump's New Afghan Strategy

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with military officers as he departs after announcing his strategy for the war in Afghanistan during an address to the nation from Fort Myer, Virginia, U.S., August 21, 2017.

President Donald Trump laid out a plan on August 21 for waging what has become the longest war in U.S. history in an eagerly awaited addresson U.S. "strategy in Afghanistan and South Asia."

The U.S. leader vowed to "win" the 16-year-old Afghan conflict, but he imposed no timeline on the commitment, saying "a core pillar of our new strategy is a shift from a time-based approach to one based on conditions."

He did not offer "talk about numbers of troops or our plans for further military activities." He also chided Pakistan for allegedly providing "safe havens for terrorist organizations, the Taliban, and other groups that pose a threat to the region and beyond," pledging to "change the approach and how to deal with" Islamabad.

Here are five key takeaways from Trump's speech at the Fort Myer military base near Washington: